Thursday, April 23, 2015

NICE JOB, US GOVERNMENT

Bonds’ answer “says absolutely nothing pertinent to the subject of
the grand jury’s investigation” and could not have diverted prosecutors
or influenced the decision on whether to indict anyone, Judge Alex Kozinski
said in an opinion joined by four other judges. If Bonds’ answer was
unclear, Kozinski said, it was up to the prosecutor to clarify it.
A “truthful but evasive or misleading statement” cannot be considered obstruction of justice, Judge N. Randy Smith said in a separate opinion joined by three colleagues.